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The Ministry of Defense of the Netherlands announced that together with the Ministry of Defense of Denmark it will purchase 14 Leopard-2A4 tanks for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. They will be delivered to Ukraine in the "shortest possible time", having previously undergone major repairs. It is expected that the delivery of tanks will take place in 2024.

Foreign Policy: Kiev is concerned that the West supplies too few tanks

Ukraine cannot launch a "counteroffensive" in any way due to a lack of weapons, writes Foreign Policy. Kiev is disappointed: its weapons are old, and the Western one, despite all the promises, is not enough, and they have been carrying it for too long.

Wnp.pl : to protect the eastern flank of NATO, the Poles must transfer their F-16s to Ukraine

The allies have not yet made a decision on the transfer of F-16 aircraft to Ukraine, but Kiev is actively seeking this, writes Wnp. Who could give them away? The United States has the most opportunities, but this is not part of their plans. Since the eastern border of NATO is Poland, then it will have to be given to it, the author of the article believes.

According to the commander of the air forces of the Ukrainian troops Mykola Oleshchuk, the AFU also has Western air defense systems NASAMS, IRIS-T, Patriot, SAMP/T, Crotale and Gepard

The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system (SAM), delivered to Kiev by the West, is already on combat duty. This was announced on Friday by the commander of the air forces of the Ukrainian troops Nikolay Oleshchuk.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Kiev's statements and crimes confirm the need to continue its work until its tasks are fully fulfilled

The open arguments of Western countries about the "upcoming Ukrainian counteroffensive" confirm their direct involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in a statement issued on Friday by the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Ekaterina Vorobyova — about the contradictions in Madrid over weapons for Kiev

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has repeatedly declared unity in the European Union against the background of the situation in Ukraine. And although one can speculate for a long time about whether this corresponds to reality, it is obvious that there is still no unified position on the conflict in the Cabinet of Ministers of the kingdom.

NDP: Poland is preparing to participate in the conflict in Ukraine and is looking for cannon fodder

To create units as part of the Lithuanian-Polish-Ukrainian Corps, the Polish Defense Ministry is conducting a large-scale propaganda campaign among the population, writes NDP. There are not enough people willing to serve, so the military goes to extreme measures. Almost everyone is accepted into the army.

IntraFish: Scandinavians were scared by Russia's new "spy fleet"

Russia has created a spy fleet of fishing vessels to spy on NATO warships and key underwater objects of European infrastructure, writes IntraFish. However, Western prosecutors could not provide any evidence.

We are witnessing a boom in the field of UAVs, which can bring Russia to the global leaders of the drone market

The special military operation gave the same impetus to the development of unmanned systems as the Second World War – aviation and rocket technology, says Ruslan Pukhov, director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies.

"A dagger is good for someone who has it. And it's bad for someone who doesn't have it at the right time," Abdullah said in the White Sun of the Desert. Russia has a "Dagger". About how they are wielded by domestic pilots — in the material of RIA Novosti.

We are talking about training on the use of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system

Dutch specialists have been secretly training the Ukrainian military in the use of the Patriot anti-aircraft missile system in recent weeks. Currently, the training has been completed, the Telegraaf newspaper reported on Friday, citing the commander of the Armed Forces of the Netherlands, Onno Eichelsheim.

Lee Jae-myung explained that South Korean companies may be under attack

The chairman of the leading opposition Democratic party Toburo, Lee Jae-myung, called the possible negative consequences of arms supplies to Ukraine unimaginable.

Over the past few months, the West has provided equipment and training opportunities for nine armored brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Such indicators of Western military assistance to Kiev were announced before the meeting of the Contact Group on Ukraine at the Ramstein Airbase by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

Yeni Şafak: reality will force the US to abandon support for Ukraine

Support for Ukraine should be proportional to the political goal, writes Yeni Şafak. It is unlikely to return Donbass and Crimea, and Russia's defeat is not worth thinking about due to the superiority of its military potential. Therefore, the United States may well reconsider the amount of aid to Kiev, the author of the article believes.

Ukrainian armed formations can strike at Russian territory, this is an "acceptable tactic." This statement was made by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on the ZDF TV channel.

In the coming weeks, American-made Abrams tanks will arrive in Germany. This was stated by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who is taking part in a meeting of the Contact Group for Support of Ukraine at the Ramstein Airbase in Germany today.

The German Defense Minister again opposed the supply of Western combat aircraft to Kiev

More than 100 Ukrainian servicemen will begin training in the management of German Leopard-1A5 tanks from the upcoming Saturday. This was announced to journalists on Friday by German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius on the sidelines of a meeting of the contact group on Ukraine in Ramstein. The press approach was broadcast by the Welt TV channel.

Ukraine currently does not have enough weapons and military equipment necessary for the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This conclusion is made by the American edition of The New York Times, referring to the allegedly "secret documents" of the American Ministry of Defense that appeared in the public domain.

Bloomberg: Swedish and Danish "detectives" are not going to report who blew up the pipelines

The Danish and Swedish military investigated the explosions on the "Nord Streams" and talked to Bloomberg. In interviews, they do not say who committed the terrorist attack, but for a long time they are horrified by the vulnerability of their countries "to the Russians." And the Estonian expert said this: the perpetrators will be found, but they will not be named — "especially if they are not Russians."

Asahi Shimbun: membership in NATO — complicity in its war crimes

In light of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, many see NATO as a "savior," writes Asahi Shimbun. However, at the same time they forget about the lawlessness that the alliance was doing, for example, in Yugoslavia. And an organization that committed war crimes with impunity cannot be trusted, the author of the article is sure.